Brad, Kat, Kat's friend Kyle, and I headed down to 110th and 5th Ave today to watch the marathon. Before spectating, Brad and I ran 10 miles on the newly opened South County Trail. Awesome run, though freezing, as demonstrated by the white layer of frost covering all vegetation and vehicles this morning. Then, we showered, hopped on the 1, and proceeded to Kat's apartment to be fed apple-cinnamon-raisin-walnut muffin amazingness (ala Kat) and bottomless coffee.
We missed the front runners of the women, but we saw the men, and boy were they cooking. Mutai had a new world record for the course on this perfect November day, so it was super cool to see the course record shattered by 2 minutes! We were right before mile 23, so they were definitely in the home stretch.
Kat is a master cheer-er, getting smiles, thumbs up, thanks, and nods. Meanwhile, I spotted Dean Karnazes. I said, "That's Dean Karnazes!" and then hollered "GO DEAN!" He turned around, smiled, and fist-pumped. Total awesomeness. He wasn't wearing his name or anything to identify him as a "celebrity" so it was really cool that I recognized him.
Also saw Apolo Ohno, the Olympic speed skater, who was running for Team Subway and charity.
We left after the 3:40 pace crew came through. Tired, hungry, and ready for some football. But definitely worth checking out if you ever happen to be in NYC for the marathon. Completely and utterly inspirational.
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